As we head into the spring, networks will start making tough decisions concerning whether to renew or cancel their shows, but CBS has a head start as it has already endedBlue Bloodsamong two other TV series. Unfortunately, the cancelations won’t stop there.CBS executives realistically have to make more cutswhile planning their programming lineup for the 2025–2026 season. So, fans should prepare to say goodbye to other shows by the time their current seasons reach their respective finales.
CBS isn’t the only network slated to make cuts as the dreaded (but also highly anticipated) May TV upfronts get closer.NBC, ABC, and Fox will also have to cancel some of their original programming.Meanwhile, all the networks will be introducing the new TV series that have made their way onto each network’s schedule next season. So, it’s bittersweet, but, at least avid TV watchers know the fates of three beloved CBS shows.
4Blue Bloods
Seasons: 14
CBS announced thatBlue Bloodswas renewed for a fourteenth and final season back in November 2023,meaning fans had time to prepare for the end. Of course, that didn’t exactly heal the heartbreak from losing the police procedural. Many (includingBlue Bloodscast members who took pay cuts for season 14) tried to save the show but were ultimately unsuccessful.
CBS splitBlue Bloodsseason 14 into two parts, with the first half containing 10 episodes and the second half having eight episodes. The TV show’s finale eventually aired in December 2024, attempting to give satisfyingendings for eachBlue Bloodscharacter. However, there is some good news.CBS ordered aBlue Bloodsspinoff titledBoston Bluein February 2025 for the 2025–2026 season. Donnie Wahlberg is set to reprise his role as Danny Reagan in the upcoming series, which will feature the character moving to Boston.
3FBI: Most Wanted
Seasons: 6
Shortly after the exciting announcement oftheBlue Bloodsspinoff, CBS brought its consumers down from that high with the cancelation ofFBI: Most WantedandFBI: International.FBI: Most Wantedis the first spinoff ofFBIand is in the midst of airing its sixth season. Consequently, the news that the two police procedural shows are ending has been devastating to most fans, especially since the flagship series has been renewed through season 9. It certainly doesn’t help that CBS will probably order another spinoff,FBI: CIA, to series for the 2025–2026 season.
CBS airs new episodes ofFBIseason 7 on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET, followed byFBI: Internationalseason 4 at 9 pm ET, and ending withFBI: Most Wantedseason 6 at 10 pm ET.
However,FBI: Most Wanted’s cancelation isn’t all that shocking. According toTVLine,FBI: Most Wantedseason 6 is averaging 6.5 million viewers, which is down 10% from season 5. Based on those numbers,the firstFBIspinoff ranks ninth among every 2024–2025 CBS drama.Tracker,Matlock,FBI,Blue Bloods,NCIS,Elsbeth,WatsonandFBI: Internationalare all performing better thanFBI: Most Wanted, making it easier for the network to cancel the series.
2FBI: International
Seasons: 4
As mentioned above,FBI: Internationalis one of the three TV series CBS has canceled in 2024/2025, as of the writing of this article. Similar toFBI: Most Wanted, the network might be ending the thirdshow in theFBIfranchisedue to its dwindling ratings.Season 4 is averaging 6.53 million viewers, down 10% from last year.As a result,FBI: Internationalranks eighth among all the CBS dramas that have aired during the 2024–2025 season.
FBI: Most WantedandFBI: Internationalare out, andFBI:CIAis (most likely) in.
AnFBI:CIAspinoff is still happeningdespite the cancelations ofFBI: Most WantedandFBI: International. CBS is seemingly making room for new spinoffs of its most popular shows, andthe network certainly wouldn’t want to completely let go of theFBIfranchise,given how well the original series is doing. So,FBI: Most WantedandFBI: Internationalare out, andFBI:CIAis (most likely) in.
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1Which Other CBS Shows Are At Risk Of Being Canceled?
More Cancelations Are On The Way
Sadly,CBS will undoubtedly cancel more TV shows by the spring of 2025.Four spinoffs are being considered (or have definitively been selected, likeSheriff CountryandBoston Blue) for CBS' 2025–2026 lineup, and the network has already renewed many other drama series, includingNCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney, Tracker, Fire Country, Elsbeth,andMatlock. Plus,Einstein,a pilot starring Criminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler, is in the works. There are only so many timeslots that CBS can fill, meaning some shows must get the axe.
FBI: CIA
FBI
In development —FBIseason 7 is set to air the spinoff’s backdoor pilot in the spring of 2025
Set to premiere during the 2025–2026 TV season
Fire Country: Surfside(starring Jared Padalecki as Camden Casey)
Fire Country
On hold until afterSheriff Countryairs (Padalecki also has another show in the works for CBS)
UntitledEqualizerspinoff (starring Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz)
The Equalizer
Not yet confirmed
One of the most likely options forCBS to cancel next isS.W.A.T.The action crime drama has been canceled twice already,and it’s not performing as well as the network’s other shows. The fates ofThe EqualizerandWatsonremain up in the air, as well. Only time will tell what CBS decides to do, but after the cancelation ofBlue Bloods, no TV series is safe.
